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    iTunes Radio - very good prog experience

    I made a channel using the seed "Big Big Train". In addition to hearing tunes from English Electric pt 1 which I had not heard, there were many tunes from a surprising range of bands. An occasional Nissan commercial interrupts, but not bad. Sound quality is really good.

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    I'll have to try that. I did Rush radio and it was pretty disappointing. They seemed to think Rush fans like hair metal.
    I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerjo View Post
    I'll have to try that. I did Rush radio and it was pretty disappointing. They seemed to think Rush fans like hair metal.
    Did you try a preprogrammed channel or did you try to create one?

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    Oh I can actually provide a link to my station:

    https://itunes.apple.com/us/station/...idst.119706038

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    Quote Originally Posted by Firth View Post
    Did you try a preprogrammed channel or did you try to create one?
    The preprogrammed one. I didn't realize there was an option. The only times I've tried it is with my phone docked on the little player in the kitchen.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerjo View Post
    I'll have to try that. I did Rush radio and it was pretty disappointing. They seemed to think Rush fans like hair metal.
    I had the same thing happen when I tried that with Pandora.
    I'm holding out for the Wilson-mixed 5.1 super-duper walletbuster special anniversary extra adjectives edition.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerjo View Post
    The preprogrammed one. I didn't realize there was an option. The only times I've tried it is with my phone docked on the little player in the kitchen.
    On the favorite channel, click new, type a bands name, and it will create channel and play the first song.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paulrus View Post
    I had the same thing happen when I tried that with Pandora.
    Pandora allows you to "steer" your station, down-voting things you don't like, adding artists, etc. If you play with it some, it works pretty well, IMO.
    Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally

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    Quote Originally Posted by Firth View Post
    Oh I can actually provide a link to my station:

    https://itunes.apple.com/us/station/...idst.119706038
    I'm listening to it now. Phideaux - Formaldehyde

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    So I put in Univers Zero & it came up with -

    Univers Zero, Curved Air, Dyzan & Thin Lizzy, hahahaha
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    Quote Originally Posted by NogbadTheBad View Post
    So I put in Univers Zero & it came up with -

    Univers Zero, Curved Air, Dyzan & Thin Lizzy, hahahaha
    I don't like every song or band on my BBT station, I just skip.

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    Oh I like them all just struggling to see any logic in the connections
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    Ok I wondered when the good songs would stop. The problem is continuous repeats. Oh well appetizers only. I would buy ITunes if it was lossless.

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